Lose That Fat With The Secret Metabolism Booster

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When you search your local grocer, you have probably seen the increase in foods that are enriched with fiber. Everything from your favorite snacks and drinks to pasta and cereal has a sign on it that mentions that it is fiber-enriched. The reason that so many manufacturers have begun offering fiber-rich foods is that consumers have realized the health benefits of fiber enriched foods.

You probably already know that a diet that is high in fiber is linked to improved heart and digestive health. What you may not realize though is that fiber can help you control your weight. The simplest reason that fiber helps with weight control is that eating foods with fiber helps you feel full for longer, which can prevent you from excess snacking. When you eat foods that contain fiber, they are digested slowly which then slows the release of insulin. If you can keep your insulin level steady, you are better able to judge when your body is truly hungry because high insulin levels mean cravings for foods that are high in calories.

The benefits of fiber have been proved though research. Scientists at Tufts University found that by simply eating 14 grams of fiber or more in a day, calorie consumption drops by ten percent. That means that if you normally eat a 2000 calorie a day diet, you will eat 200 less calories just because you arent as hungry.

The same group of researches found that a diet that is low in fat and high in fiber helped dieters lose as much as three times as much weight compared to a low fat and low fiber diet. Researchers speculate that the reason for this difference is because fiber is digested very slowly but it also binds to fat, causing it to be digested rather than stored. Your body works harder to digest high fiber food, which means that you actually burn more calories just trying to digest your dinner!

While all types of fiber are good for you, one type has gained a lot of interest from dieters and scientists alike. Resistant starch is a type of fiber found in potatoes, corn, and rice that actively resists digestion. When resistant starch is fermented in the large intestine it creates beneficial fatty acids including one type that blocks the bodys ability to burn carbohydrates. "This can prevent the liver from using carbs as fuel and, instead, stored body fat and recently consumed fat are burned," explains Janine Higgins, Ph.D., of the University of Colorado. Carbs are the main source of fuel for your body, but the fatty acid produced by resistant starch actually blocks the body from using carbs which forces your body to burn fat instead.

Make sure your daily diet has plenty of the secret metabolism booster (and fat burner) and your body is sure to respond.

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